The climate crisis disproportionately impacts women and girls and poses serious risks to our planet’s future—making it essential to advance solutions that uplift those most affected. The purpose of NFBPWC’s Environmental and Sustainable Development Committee is to educate and mobilize our membership to take meaningful climate action.
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When women and girls are displaced due to climate change, they are at risk for gender-based violence.
Extreme climate events create economic stress, food insecurity, disrupted infrastructure, and lead to exacerbated gender inequality and environmental injustice.
The United Nations has highlighted 5 ways that climate change impacts women and girls:
Leads to gender-based violence
Contributes to a rise in child marriages
Leads to stillbirths
Worsens other maternal and neonatal outcomes
Disrupts sexual and reproductive health and limits access to contraception
Equal Participation of Women and Men in Power and Decision-Making Roles.
NFBPWC is a national organization with membership across the United States acting locally, nationally and globally. NFBPWC is not affiliated with BPW/USA Foundation.
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